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LucyPevensie
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**** PITY PARTY INSIDE **** Feel free to join in..
LucyPevensie
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1) I feel like every mom of a 2 - 3 year old in the world is pregnant, or expecting another baby right now (including the mom I called today for the 1st time to set up a playdate for Jack with her little girl. Yep - pregnant. 32 weeks (I haven't seen her in a while.)
2) I hate worrying about money/finances. What did not bother me at 30 now REALLY bothers me at almost 40 and I did not realize that would be the case (I thought I didn't "care" about such things (other people's weath, etc.) Turns out I do.)
3) I need to lose 20 pounds (again.)
4) This weather sucks.
5) My dog is 14 years old, incontinent (#2 mostly) and increasingly senile and drives me CRAZY and then I feel bad for being annoyed with her.
6) My extended family is really dysfunctional and it makes me angry and resentful.
7) Um - 6 is probably enough. Your turn! Feel free to unload below.
Wheee!
"When it comes to sleeping, whatever your baby does is normal. If one thing has damaged parents enjoyment of their babies, it's rigid expectations about how and when the baby should sleep." ~ James McKenna, Ph.D., Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Center, University of Notre Dame
"When it comes to sleeping, whatever your baby does is normal. If one thing has damaged parents enjoyment of their babies, it's rigid expectations about how and when the baby should sleep." ~ James McKenna, Ph.D., Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Center, University of Notre Dame
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Re: **** PITY PARTY INSIDE **** Feel free to join in..
I'm so sorry - everything you listed is something that would (or does!) stress me out too. And P.S. - extra 20 lbs or not, you are GORGEOUS mama.
P.P.S. - So with you on the weather. I've never minded Chicago winters before but we don't usually get snow like this. I'm so over it, I'm even mildly entertaining DH's insistence that we move to TX. Any Dallas or Houston nesties that would be my friend if we moved? As if we could just find legal jobs in another city, LOL.
1) Pre-school is really stressing me out. See post above for what is going on in my head.
2) Some days I am doing fine with accepting Riley's delays and other times I want to break down and cry. Throw a tantrum and hit things while screaming "its not fair".
3) My husband is out of work and he was the sole income earner. It is so stressful! We are both looking for jobs but this economy sucks.
3) When DH started a major diet and broke within 40lbs of me I realized I needed to lay off the wine and do more than lay on the floor to watch the exercise videos.
7) I'm envious of those who have husband that don't need to be reminded of household chores. I just wish I wasn't his mommy too when it comes to laundry, cooking, picking up, cleaning out the fridge.....
1) I haven't gotten more than 2 hours of consecutive sleep in over 6 months.The last few nights Ben, who sleeps in bed with me, has not been sleeping well and I've been getting about 2 hours of sleep a night, total.
2) James used to be good at going to sleep at night and for naps. Now he screams. The only way to get him to sleep is to rub his back and sing songs while leaning over the crib. For an hour or more.
3) My commute to work is 3-4 hours total each MWF. I get to school, pump, make photocopies, teach, go to a meeting, pump and try to eat a quick lunch, teach again, have office hours, and get in the car to go home. I have absolutely no time to do my correcting and lesson planning except on weekends while DH begrudingly watches the kids. Or at night, such as I am doing now, at Panera.
4) My kids are sick all.the.time. I just want them to be well for a while.
5) DH and I are not getting along well and have had a lot of fights lately.
Phew. I feel a little better.
1. My rheumatoid arthris has been so bad this winter, some days I can barely pick up the boys. I hate living in pain.
2. THis winter has been horrible and really hard on me. I really think I had/have seasonal depression this year.
3. Im sad that we are dealing with yet another developmental delya-speech with Carter. He is getting evaluated tomorrow and I'm sure he'll qualify.
I'm so heartbroken over my lost babies.
Just slayed.
Oh, I SOOO feel you on this one.
1.) I'm frustrated with money issues. I only work part-time, so I could look for a new job, but I don't want to.
And even if I did, it's not like I'd have much luck considering I'll be going on maternity leave in just a few months.
2.) We'd love to sell our house and take advantage of the market to get more room. Unfortunately, the house next to us (which has been for sale since before this summer) just dropped to almost $20K less than what we paid for ours. Looks like we're stuck.
LO #1 - 1 unmedicated/self-monitored IUI w/ donor sperm.
LO #2 - 1 m/c, 2 BFNs, 4th IUI worked (unmedicated/self-monitored with new donor sperm).
Life is beautiful!
Can I add another?
I am sick of being told that Riley would love a little sister. He loves babies (friend's siblings), he likes to pretend to be a mommy and even nurses his doll but that doesn't mean he wants a sibling! Not to mention the moment I hold a baby for longer than a few minutes he gets jealous. I say it all the time but I am so glad I am not ttc, I can't imagine hearing comments like this and going through t-ttc again. He would like a dog or horse to but those aren't happening either!
OMG please move to Dallas? I would squee in total and utter delight if I could be your IRL friend. Ok, that sounds bizarre and stalkerish LOL. But seriously -- I know some law firms here
Mainly the ones NOT to work at but hey...
Oh, but you should know. We are pretty much anticipating closure tomorrow due to "anticipated" snow during morning rush hour.
My pity party -- I'm angry that I'm working at 11:50 pm. I'm not even sure I like my job enough to be working this late. And it kills me that I made a choice to seek out a "lifestyle" law firm where I could work less hours and took a 50% pay cut and I'm working more than my friends who are at the firm we all started at. Sure, they are miserable too because they are constantly worried about getting fired and they are never ever making partner but I just want to make it home in time for dinner...So now I have no life and no money. And it sucks.
Also, I love my husband dearly but it's really hard being the breadwinner. I'm always stressed about something -- I just realized the car insurance payments will be due soon and that's stressing me.